Torres News_Edition 82_25 May 2023

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THURSDAY 25 MAY 2023 TORRES NEWS

Beach clean-ups this weekend Tangaroa Blue, the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation invite Waiben and Muralag residents – and anyone else who would like to join them – for a weekend of beach-cleans this Saturday and Sunday. Target beaches include Long

Beach, Sadies Beach, Bach Beach and Waterfront. Water bottle (drinking water provided), covered shoes and sun protection is essential, with a BBQ for volunteers set for 2pm at the Bowls Club on Saturday, and lunch provided on Sunday. For more information contact

ebony@tangaroablue.org

Above & below: Erub Island bamboo cutting.

Winds of Zenadth Festival update

Your North Queensland airline connecting the islands of the Torres Strait with Cairns and Bamaga

A good deal of hard work has been done over the past few months in preparation for the most anitcipated event of the year - The Winds of Zenadth Cultural festival. Torres Shire Council said they particularly wanted to acknowledge the crew from Erub who cut 150 Bamboos for Festival. Au Esoau Erub. The Cultural Village Display has also taken

shape in preparation for the Festival. The Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival will be held next week, also National Reconciliation Week, from next Tuesday to Saturday on Waiben. It’s themes are: • • •

The Voice from the Deep Malungu Yungu Wakay Mirkar

FLY WITH A QUEENSLANDER

Horn Island airport display. Pics supplied.

Apology In last week’s 18 May 2023, edition 81, the caption at the bottom of page 8 misspelled Waniki Maluwapi’s name. The Torres News

editorial staff would like to sincerely apologise for the error and assure her and her family we have corrected the mistake on our electronic records.


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